CalChamber Trade Update - March 6, 2018

Council for International Trade - Trade Update

Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Featured Headlines

Urge President Not to Adopt Steel/Aluminum Tariff
CalChamber, March 6, 2018

2018 Trade Policy Agenda and 2017 Annual Report
U.S. Trade Representative, February 28, 2018

Press release. Fact Sheet.

California Chamber of Commerce
and Ontario Chamber of Commerce
Join Forces in Support of NAFTA
CalChamber, March 6, 2018

Statement of USTR Robert Lighthizer at the Closing of the Seventh Round of NAFTA Renegotiations
U.S. Trade Representative, March 5, 2018

8th Round Begins Late March/Early April

CalChamber Companies in the News

AT&T Foundry Innovation Center Opens in Mexico
AT&T Newsroom, March 6, 2018

Ford and GM to Meet US Trade Officials on Tuesday
CNBC, February 27, 2016

Trade Policy

From the White House

Readout of President Donald J. Trump’s Call with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada
March 6, 2018

From the U.S. Department of Commerce

Personal Income Up, Unemployment Claims Down
March 2, 2018

U.S. Department of Commerce Finds Dumping and Subsidization of Imports of Aluminum Foil From the People’s Republic of China
February 27, 2018

From the U.S. Trade Representative

USTR Lighthizer’s Statement on Senate Confirmation of Deputy USTRs, Chief Agriculture Negotiator
March 1, 2018

From the U.S. Department of State

U.S.-Colombia Dialogue Reaffirms an Enduring Partnership
March 1, 2018

From the World Trade Organization

Azevêdo Calls On Members to Avoid Triggering an Escalation in Trade Barriers
March 5, 2018

WTO Chief Makes Rare Warning of Trade War Over U.S. Tariff Plan
Reuters, March 2, 2018

From the House Ways and Means Committee

Chairman Brady Discusses the Latest on Trade
March 5, 2018

Brady Leads Bipartisan Congressional Delegation to 7th Round of NAFTA Negotiations
March 2, 2018

Trade Agreements

NAFTA

U.S. Trade Envoy Says Tariffs
Are An Incentive to Get NAFTA Deal Done
Reuters, March 5, 2018

Trump Drags NAFTA Into His Potential Trade War
The SF Chronicle, March 5, 2018

U.S. Pushes NAFTA Talks Pace,
Warns of Political Headwinds
Reuters, March 4, 2018

‘Don’t React’: Trade Experts Look
Past Trump Noise at NAFTA Talks
Reuters, March 3, 2018

Energy is Crown Jewel of NAFTA Nations
and Will Bind Them, Even in a Trade War
CNBC, March 2, 2018

Study Puts Dollar Value on U.S. Dairy Support
The Western Producer, March 1, 2018

U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Quits in
Latest Sign of Roiling U.S. Relations with Mexico
The Los Angeles Times, March 1, 2018

Top NAFTA Goal is Changing
‘Rules of Origin’ Trade Rep Says
The Washington Examiner, February 28, 2018

U.S. Trade Officials Meet Auto
Executives in Midst of NAFTA Talks
Reuters, February 27, 2018

Mexico Sugar Industry Not Worried
By U.S. Trade Deal Review
Reuters, February 27, 2018

Farmers for Free Trade Heads
to Mexico for NAFTA Talks
AgWeb, February 27, 2018

Rising Rates and Trump’s
Threats Tie Trudeau’s Hands
AJoT, February 27, 2018

Britain Still Confident of Trade Deal with U.S.: May’s Spokesman
Reuters, March 5, 2018

Malaysia, EU: No Free Trade Agreement if EU Bans Palm Oil
The New Straits Times, March 4, 2018

New Trade Agreement Could ‘Expose Taxpayers’ to Financial Risk
The Sydney Morning Herald, March 4, 2018

Would Trump Rejoin the TPP? Let’s Hope So
Bloomberg, March 4, 2018

EU, Mercosur Extend Trade Talks, Paraguay Sees Deal Soon
Reuters, March 2, 2018

Britain’s May Sets Out Brexit Vision for Trade Deal Deeper Than Any Other
Reuters, March 2, 2018

EU, Japan Seek to Push Through Trade Deal Before Brexit
Reuters, February 28, 2018

Eyes on the ‘Prize’: Canada Hosting South American Bloc in Hopes of Accessing Free Trade with Brazil, Argentina
National Post, February 28, 2018

Thailand Weighs Benefits of Joining Trade Pact Trump Ditched
Bloomberg, February 27, 2018

Federal

Frustrated White House Free Traders Mount Campaign to Weaken Trump Tariffs
Politico, March 5, 2018

Escalating Trade Fight, Trump Threatens Higher Taxes on European Cars
The New York Times, March 3, 2018

Q&A: How Trump’s Tariffs Could Affect People and Companies
AP, March 2, 2018

Corporate America Really Hates Trump’s Aluminum-Tariff Proposal
Yahoo Finance, March 2, 2018

Other Countries May Now Also Cite National Security to Block U.S. Imports: Former US Trade Representative
CNBC, March 2, 2018

Trump Says Trade Wars are ‘Good, and Easy to Win’
Bloomberg, March 1, 2018

Trump’s Tariff War Nudges Cohn Toward White House Exit
Politico, March 1, 2018

Is the U.S. Losing Its Tech Edge? Trade Data Hints Yes
Forbes, March 1, 2018

Here’s How Trump Could Really Hurt China on Trade
Bloomberg, March 1, 2018

One of Trump’s Closest Allies Says Congress Will Defy the President If He Makes a Move That Could Start a Trade War
Business Insider, February 27, 2018

The Cost of Retaliation: How American Farmers and Ranchers Have Historically Paid the Price for Trade Disputes
February 2018

California

California Would Be A Casualty of Trump’s Trade War
The Sacramento Bee, March 5, 2018

California Farmers’ Objections Could Kill Conservative Immigration Bill
The Sacramento Bee, March 5, 2018

Why Trump’s Steel Tariffs Could Have an Outsize Impact on California
KPCC, March 2, 2018

Trade War Could Spark Food Fight, California Growers Fear
The Los Angeles Times, March 2, 2018

Port of Oakland Landmark Project Could Start By Summer
AJoT, March 1, 2018

Major $183 Billion Boost to California’s Economy Expected Over 10 Years
AJoT, February 28, 2018

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International Trade Payment and Financing Options
2/12/2018

EU General Data Protection Regulations Seminar
3/21/2018

Info Session on US Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai - San Francisco
3/26/2018

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3/27/2018

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4/13/2018 - 4/14/2018

Asia Pacific Business Outlook Conference 2018
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Chile California Clean Engery Conference
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Expo Seguridad
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Expo Seguridad Mexico Trade Show
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World Trade Week Kickoff Breakfast
5/4/2018

Water and Agriculture Technology Business Mission to Israel
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CalChamber International Forum
5/23/2018

21st Annual International Business Luncheon
5/24/2018

2018 SelectUSA Investment Summit
6/20/2018 - 6/22/2018

83rd Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF)
9/8/2018 - 9/16/2018

China International Import Expo
11/5/2018 - 11/10/2018

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